The Influence of Parents’ Background and Their Perception on the Progression of Myopia in Children

Purpose. To study the influence of parents’ educational backgrounds and understanding on the progress of myopia in their offspring. Methods. Spherical equivalent refraction (SE) of the children (aged 6–14) in China was assessed with cycloplegic autorefraction in a two-year longitudinal study. The pa...

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Published in:International journal of clinical practice (Esher) 2022, Vol.2022, p.4123470-7
Main Authors: Tao, Zheng-Yang, Chen, Shui-Qiang, Tang, Yu, Zhao, Jun, Wang, Jiao, Lin, Zhi-Hong, Deng, Hong-Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Children
Cognition
Disease Progression
Elementary school students
Gender
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Myopia
Myopia - etiology
Offspring
Outdoor activities
Parents
Parents & parenting
Perception
Perceptions
Questionnaires
Refraction, Ocular
Software
Strabismus
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teenagers
Visual acuity
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Summary:Purpose. To study the influence of parents’ educational backgrounds and understanding on the progress of myopia in their offspring. Methods. Spherical equivalent refraction (SE) of the children (aged 6–14) in China was assessed with cycloplegic autorefraction in a two-year longitudinal study. The parents’ background information and myopia-related cognition were collected by questionnaires. Results. The offspring of parents with lower education and more myopic SE had higher myopic progression (mean = –1.42 ± 1.06) than the children of other groups (P
ISSN:1368-5031
1742-1241
DOI:10.1155/2022/4123470